I've been discouraged on using Blender last few years because of my ATI glitches - black screen, blue screen, broken textures, weird texture, weird pattern, etc. Last few days, once again I tried to eliminate or at least minimize those random bugs during GLSL.
Until now I've been trying to replicate those glitches with my new tweak. There are no glitches anymore unless adding 2 or more lights (1 hemi and 1 spot still runs well for me)
Here's my tweak.. with ATI tray tools (I'm using ATI 9600xt)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ray Adams\ATITrayTools\Profiles\d3d\myProfileMax]
"FlipQueueSize"="1"
"SwapEffect"="0"
"LODAdj"="0"
"ASTT"="1"
"ASD"="1"
"AreaAniso"="1"
"AntiAlias"="2"
"AntiAliasSamples"="6"
"AnisoType"="0"
"AnisoDegree"="16"
"TextureOpt"="0"
"TextureLod"="0"
"VSync"="1"
"TruformMode"="0"
"PixelCenter"="0"
"ExportCompressedTex"="1"
"ExportBumpMappedTex"="1"
"AnisotropyOptimise"="1"
"TrilinearOptimise"="1"
"CatalystAI"="1"
"GI"="1"
"ATMS"="2"
"TemporalAAMultiplier"="2"
"TemporalAAFrameThreshold"="0"
"EnableTripleBuffering"="1"
"ForceZBufferDepth"="0"
"OGLCustomSwapSourceFile"=""
That's what in my registry for ATI Tray Tools.
Update: 11 October 2009.
Enable the Temporal AA and Anisotropic AA to fix the black/dark objects.
Here's my xml Catalyst profile (for Catalyst - if not using ATI Tray tools)
This xml file located in:
C:\Documents and Settings\ [your name] \Local Settings\Application Data\ATI\ACE\Profiles
NOTE: I have 2 profiles. 1 with TAA and AAA and another without TAA and AAA. Why? Because with TAA and AAA, "Sculpting" and "Painting" won't work. Simply switching one profile to another will simplify my work. During sculpting and painting, I am not going to use GLSL.
<Profile>
<Caste name="Graphics">
<Groups />
<Feature name="PanningMode">
<Property name="PanningMode_Control"
value="At_Least_One_No_Panning" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="DisplayDetection">
<Property name="DisplayDetection_Control" value="Manual" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="Platform" />
<Adapter name=
"PCI_VEN_1002&DEV_4152&SUBSYS_2096148C&REV_00_4&354AEA31&0&0008A">
<Feature name="Active">
<Property name="Active_Control" value="True" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="Primary">
<Property name="Primary_Control" value="True" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="Mode">
<Property name = "ModeInfo_Control"
value = "Width:1152;
Height:864;
Bpp:32;
RefreshRate:60;
ModeFlag:0;
Orientatio n:0;
XPos:0;
YPos:0;" />
</Feature>
<Feature name = "MappingInfo">
<Property name = "MappingInfo_Control"
value = "1stControllerDevice:0;
2ndControllerDevice:NIL;
Manner(Single):0;" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="CrossDisplay">
<Property name="XDMode_Control" value="MultipleAdapter" />
<Property name="DisplayAdapterIndex_Control" value="0" />
<Property name="RenderAdapterIndex_Control" value="0" />
</Feature>
<Aspect name="DisplaysColour2">
<Feature name="ATIMode_3D">
<Property name="ATIMode_3D" value="True" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="FullScreen3D">
<Property name ="FullScreen3D"
value ="Gamma_Red:1;
Gamma_Green:1;
Gamma_Blue:1;
Brightness_Red:0;
Brightnes s_Green:0;
Brightness_Blue:0;
Contrast_Red:100;
Contrast_Green:100;
Contrast _Blue:100;" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="ATIMode_Desktop">
<Property name="ATIMode_Desktop" value="True" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="Desktop">
<Property name ="Desktop"
value ="Gamma_Red:1;
Gamma_Green:1;
Gamma_Blue:1;
Brightness_Red:0;
Brightnes s_Green:0;
Brightness_Blue:0;
Contrast_Red:100;
Contrast_Green:100;
Contrast _Blue:100;" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="LUT_Desktop">
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</Feature>
<Feature name="BlackAndWhite">
<Property name="BlackAndWhite_Control" value="0" />
</Feature>
</Aspect>
<Aspect name="DisplaysOptions">
<Feature name="3DRefreshRateOverride">
<Property name="RefreshRateOverride_Control"
value="0;Disabled" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="MouseTracksOrientation">
<Property name="MouseTracksOrientation_Control"
value="True" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="ForceTVDetection">
<Property name="ForceTVDetection_Control"
value="False" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="ForceCVDetection">
<Property name="ForceCVDetection_Control"
value="False" />
</Feature>
</Aspect>
<Aspect name="VPURecover">
<Feature name="VPUEnableSubmissionBox">
<Property name="VPUEnableSubmissionBox_Control"
value="Enable" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="DisableSmartSave">
<Property name="DisableSmartSave_Control"
value="Enable" />
</Feature>
</Aspect>
<Aspect name="Radeon3D">
<Feature name="Main3D">
<Property name="Main3D" value="CusSelection" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="AntiAlias">
<Property name="AntiAlias" value="On" />
<Property name="AntiAliasSamples" value="2" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="AnisoType">
<Property name="AnisoType" value="App" />
<Property name="AnisoDegree" value="0" />
<Property name="AreaAniso" value="Disable" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="TextureLod">
<Property name="TextureLod" value="HiPerformance" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="VSyncControl">
<Property name="VSyncControl" value="AppPerformance" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="EnableTripleBuffering">
<Property name="EnableTripleBuffering" value="Enable" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="TemporalAAMultiplier">
<Property name="TemporalAAMultiplier" value="Enable2" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="CatalystAI">
<Property name="CatalystAI" value="Disable" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="GI">
<Property name="GI" value="Enable" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="ASTT">
<Property name="ASTT" value="Enable" />
<Property name="AdaptiveAAMethod" value="SuperSample" />
<Property name="ASD" value="Performance" />
<Property name="ATMS" value="Disabled" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="AAF">
<Property name="AAF" value="" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="DisplayCrossfireLogo">
<Property name="BooleanWriteableProperty"
value="False" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="ForceHigh3DClocks">
<Property name="ForceHigh3DClocks" value="Disable" />
</Feature>
</Aspect>
<Aspect name="MMVideo">
<Feature name="MainVideo">
<Property name="MainVideo" value="0" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="VideoVision">
<Property name="VideoVision_brightness" value="0" />
<Property name="VideoVision_contrast" value="0" />
<Property name="VideoVision_saturation" value="0" />
<Property name="VideoVision_gamma" value="0" />
<Property name="VideoVision_hue" value="0" />
<Property name="VideoVision_appdecide" value="True" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="TheaterMode">
<Property name="TheaterMode_DisplayMode" value="0" />
<Property name="TheaterMode_TheaterSettings" value="0" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="Deinterlacing">
<Property name="Deinterlacing_Deinterlacing" value="0" />
<Property name="Deinterlacing_EnableDeinterlacing"
value="True" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="DXVA_WMV">
<Property name="DXVA_WMV" value="False" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="3to2Pulldown">
<Property name="3to2Pulldown" value="False" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="dynamicContrast">
<Property name="dynamicContrast" value="False" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="Detail">
<Property name="Detail_Detail" value="0" />
<Property name="Detail_EnableDetail" value="False" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="Denoise">
<Property name="Denoise_Denoise" value="0" />
<Property name="Denoise_EnableDenoise" value="False" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="FleshTone">
<Property name="FleshTone_FleshTone" value="0" />
<Property name="FleshTone_EnableFleshTone"
value="False" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="ColorVibrance">
<Property name="ColorVibrance_ColorVibrance" value="0" />
<Property name="ColorVibrance_EnableColorVibrance"
value="False" />
</Feature>
</Aspect>
</Adapter>
<Adapter name=
"PCI_VEN_1002&DEV_4172&SUBSYS_2097148C&REV_00_4&354AEA31&0&0108A">
<Feature name="Active">
<Property name="Active_Control" value="False" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="Primary">
<Property name="Primary_Control" value="False" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="Mode">
<Property name = "ModeInfo_Control"
value = "Width:640;
Height:480;
Bpp:8;
RefreshRate:60;
ModeFlag:0;
Orientation: 0;
XPos:1024;YPos:0;" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="MappingInfo">
<Property name ="MappingInfo_Control"
value ="1stControllerDevice:NIL;
2ndControllerDevice:NIL;
Manner(NotActive) :-1;" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="CrossDisplay">
<Property name="XDMode_Control" value="MultipleAdapter" />
<Property name="DisplayAdapterIndex_Control" value="0" />
<Property name="RenderAdapterIndex_Control" value="0" />
</Feature>
</Adapter>
</Caste>
</Profile>